Insert Into has a varchar(max) issue

Here is complete statement:

  --build tbl_rmcore_gprecl table from Oracle table  (ar invoice table)
      SET @sql = 'SELECT  SUBSTR(GPCOMP1.GPRECL.CUSTNO,1,15) as CUSTNO, SUBSTR(GPCOMP1.GPRECL.CUSTNO,2,6) as CUSTNO6, GPCOMP1.GPRECL.AMOUNT as AMOUNT, GPCOMP1.GPRECL.TRANTYPE as TRANTYPE,      
            GPCOMP1.GPRECL.DUEDATE as DUEDATE, GPCOMP1.GPRECL.INVDATE as INVDATE,(CASE WHEN GPCOMP1.GPRECL.FLEXDATE1 IS NOT NULL AND GPCOMP1.GPRECL.FLEXDATE1 <> ''0001/01/01'' THEN GPCOMP1.GPRECL.FLEXDATE1            
            ELSE  SYSDATE END) as FLEXDATE1, SUBSTR(GPCOMP1.GPRECL.FLEXFIELD2,1,5) as FLEXFIELD2, GPCOMP1.GPCUST.LIMIT as LIMIT,
            GPCOMP1.ARMAST.INVDTE AS ARINVDATE, GPCOMP1.ARMAST.PNET as TERMS, SUBSTR(GPCOMP1.GPCOLL.TEAM,1,10) as TEAM,
            GPCOMP1.GPCOLL.COLLNAME AS PORTFOLIONAME, GPCOMP1.GPCUST.COLLTYPE AS CUSTTYPE, GPCOMP1.GPCUST.COMPANY as COMPANY,            
            GPCOMP1.GPPROB.PROBLEM_ID AS ProblemID,GPCOMP1.GPPROB.STATUS as Status1, SUBSTR(GPCOMP1.GPPROB.UCONTENT01,1,255) AS DisputeDesc,
                      GPCOMP1.GPREACAT.DESCRIPTION AS ReasonCategory, GPCOMP1.GPPCAT.PDESC AS Reason,
                      GPCOMP1.GPOWNTYP.OWNDESC AS OwnerCategory, GPCOMP1.GPSLPN.SALEPERSON AS Owner1, GPCOMP1.GPPROB.SALESAREA AS SalesArea,                    
                      TO_CHAR(GPCOMP1.GPPROB.DE_DATE,''YYYY/MM/DD'') AS EscalationDate,
                      GPCOMP1.GPRESLVR.RESNAME AS Resolver,
                      TRUNC(SYSDATE)-TRUNC(GPCOMP1.GPPROB.DE_DATE) as EscalationDaysDiff,                    
                      TRUNC(SYSDATE)-TRUNC(GPCOMP1.GPPROB_RECL.MODIFIED_ON) as StatusDays,                
                       GPCOMP1.GPSTATUS.DESCRIPTION AS StatusName, SUBSTR(GPCOMP1.GPPROB.UCONTENT04,1,30) AS ProblemExtended,
                      GPCOMP1.GPCOLL.COLLCODE as PortfolioCode, SUBSTR(GPCOMP1.GPPROB.UCONTENT02,1,255) AS NextStep, SUBSTR(GPCOMP1.GPPROB.UCONTENT03,1,255) AS Required1            
                     
                      FROM    GPCOMP1.GPCUST, GPCOMP1.GPRECL, GPCOMP1.GPPROB_RECL, GPCOMP1.GPPROB, GPCOMP1.GPPCAT, GPCOMP1.GPREACAT,
                              GPCOMP1.GPSLPN, GPCOMP1.GPOWNTYP, GPCOMP1.GPCOLL, GPCOMP1.GPRESLVR, GPCOMP1.GPUSER GPUSER_1, GPCOMP1.GPUSER,
                              GPCOMP1.GPSTATUS, GPCOMP1.ARMAST
                                                   
                      WHERE   GPCOMP1.GPRECL.CUSTNO = GPCOMP1.GPCUST.CUSTNO AND GPCOMP1.GPRECL.TRAN_ID = GPCOMP1.GPPROB_RECL.TRAN_ID AND
                      GPCOMP1.GPPROB_RECL.PROBLEM_ID = GPCOMP1.GPPROB.PROBLEM_ID AND GPCOMP1.GPPROB.PCODE = GPCOMP1.GPPCAT.PCODE AND
                      GPCOMP1.GPPCAT.REASCAT = GPCOMP1.GPREACAT.CATEGORY AND GPCOMP1.GPPROB.SALESID = GPCOMP1.GPSLPN.SALESID AND
                      GPCOMP1.GPSLPN.OWNTYPE = GPCOMP1.GPOWNTYP.OWNTYPE AND GPCOMP1.GPCUST.COLLECTOR = GPCOMP1.GPCOLL.COLLCODE AND
                      GPCOMP1.GPPROB.RESOLVER = GPCOMP1.GPRESLVR.RESCODE AND GPCOMP1.GPPROB_RECL.MODIFIED_BY = GPUSER_1.USER_ID AND
                      GPCOMP1.GPPROB.USER_ID = GPCOMP1.GPUSER.USER_ID AND (NOT (GPCOMP1.GPPROB.PROBLEM_ID IS NULL)) AND GPCOMP1.GPPROB.STATUS = GPCOMP1.GPSTATUS.CODE AND
                      GPCOMP1.GPRECL.CUSTNO = GPCOMP1.ARMAST.CUSTNO AND GPCOMP1.GPRECL.INVNO = GPCOMP1.ARMAST.INVNO AND GPCOMP1.GPCUST.INACTIVE = ''N''
                     
                     
                     
                     
                      AND GPCOMP1.GPCOLL.TEAM IN(''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), @Teamo, 120) + ''') AND
                      GPCOMP1.GPCOLL.COLLNAME IN(''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), @PortfolioMgro, 120) + ''')  AND  
                     GPCOMP1.GPCUST.COLLTYPE IN(''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), @CustomerTypeo, 120) + ''') AND                      
                      GPCOMP1.GPPROB.STATUS IN(''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), @DisputeStatuso, 120) + ''')   AND  
                      GPCOMP1.GPOWNTYP.OWNTYPE IN(''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), @OwnerCategoryo, 120) + ''') AND  
                      GPCOMP1.GPREACAT.CATEGORY IN(''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), @DisputeReasonCategoryo, 120) + ''') AND      
                      GPCOMP1.GPPROB.SALESID IN(''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), @Ownero, 120) + ''')  AND              
                      GPCOMP1.GPPCAT.PCODE IN(''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), @DisputeReasonCodeo, 120) + ''') AND
                      GPCOMP1.GPPROB.SALESAREA IN(''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), @SalesAreao, 120) + ''') '              
                     
               
                     
                                     
                                               
     
      SET @sql = N'INSERT INTO [#IssuesDetails]
            SELECT  * from openquery
            ([GETPAID],    '''
                      + Replace(@sql, '''', '''''') + ''')'

      EXEC (@sql)

Big misunderstanding.

The max size of the varchar(max) type is 2GB, the max length of a query is not coming from the type limit, but from the query length limitation.

I never heard of varchar(nomax) and doubt it exists.

The T-SQL side limitation is quite theoretical, 65536*network packet size. This already is lower than 2GB, as defatul packet size is 4KB, meaning it's 256MB. The driver you use might limit this further and other capacity limits are about complexity. You may find your limit here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143432%28v=sql.100%29.aspx

Bye, Olaf.

Sorry, I meant MAX not NOMAX.

Thanks....